Shirt



` ing the false bosom in place.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEON LEMOS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,046, datedSeptember 18, 1883.

Application filed February S, 1SS2. (No model.)

To all r11/1,0m, may concern.-

Beit known that I, LEON LEMos, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inShirts, of which the following is aspeciication.

This invention relates to a means whereby a soiled bosom or front of ashirt may be removed and a clean bosom or front be substituted therefor.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecication, Figure 1` is a front .elevation showing the false bosomremoved and one pocket or flap partially turned up. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation show- Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the false front or bosom.

Heretofore great dificulty has been experienced in confining or keepinga detachable shirt-front in position and make it agreeable and pleasantto the wearer. overcome by making suitable pockets, A,along each side ofthe shirt-front by means of diagonal or inwardly-inclined bands 'orstrips of cloth, B. These bands extend from the shoulder-straps orsustaining-bands C, thelatter being connected to the neckband D of theshirt, and pass down to the point where the sleeves are inserted.V Fromthe,point of this connection with the shoulder-straps the bands .orstrips are carried down the front of the body of x the shirt to thecross-band E, at which points`the ends are securedby stitching. Theouter edges of these pockets are stitched to the I This difiiculty Ibody of the shirt, so as to conform to the outlines of the bosom orfront to be inserted, and the inner edges are provided with a stitchingto form a seam, and the faces of the pockets are starched and polished,so as to conform to the appearance of the frontv or bosom. Abutton-hole, F, is made in the body of the shirt, in which a stud isplaced, which en gages with the buttonhole G of the bosom, and this,with the stud or button of the neckband, prevents the bosom from movingupward or downward, while all projecting points or edges of the bosom orfront are covered and held in place by the pockets. By this constructionit is obvious that shirts can be eniployed having the ordinary bosom orfront attaehed in the usual way and provided with a button-hole in thelower part thereof.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

'Ihe herein-described shirt, having a front or pocket formedwithdiagonal bands B B and lower cross-band, E, and a detachable boson1`adapted to t said pocket, where it is held by studs engaging inbutton-holes formed in the bosom and in the shirt-front, substantiallyas described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 21st day of 65 January, 1882.

' LEON LEMOS. [11. s] -Titnessesz C. XV. IWI. SMITH,

Crus. E. KELLY.

